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Originally posted by BCTURBO
Oh, I thought from your earlier post you were saying that they were interchangable. It seems like we are in agreement then, there is no reason they shouldn't perform the recall on my car. The problem is how to convince my dealer of this point of view. The service manager keeps telling me that if he tries to enter my VIN number into the computer (or do they just use paperwork?), then he can only get the 5-speed transfer case. I asked him if he could just get special permission from whoever reimburses them for the recall and he said it wouldn't work.
I called the Chrysler recall center and they said that since I "modified" my car that they did not have to do the recall. I think they are just looking for any loophole they can to save money.
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Exactly the point I am making. Does their recall include the 6 speed transfer cases? Yes! Is yours in fact a Mitsubishi transfer case in the recall? Yes! If they sold a 6 speed to someone who replaced a 6 speed would it still be covered? Yes! The recall is on the 6 speed transfer case as well, and you own one. Who really gives a flying fart what year car it is on? It is mated with a 6G72 same as it is from the factory, for crying out loud. If anything, mated with an engine that was rated with less HP. I dare say if your transfer case locked up and you wound up in the hospital due to the insuing accident and you sued, what do you think the courts would say? They would ask five questions is all.
1.Do you market the transfer case in question?
2.Was the accident directly related to a recall on that transfer case?
3. Did you refuse to warranty the recall on this vehicle?
4. Was this transfer case modified in any way to adapt to this vehicle which is of the same make but an earlier year.
5. Do you have exact replacements available for the original transaxle in question?
All other statements would revert right back to the original 5.
Little history here:
Fact: Mitsubishi does not replace the tranfer case on a 92 Mitsubishi with an original 18 spline case.
Fact: They no longer make 18 spline transfer cases, so in fact
they would have to modify it themselves to honor the recall.
Fact: If they did replace it with a factory 18 spline it would be special production and was not available to you at the time of replacement. Only from Frank at Kormex, not them.
Fact: Mitsubishi, until recently, tried to monopolize the transaxle replacement at exhorbitant prices by not offering parts for repairs.
It is only with our determined efforts they are now offered. We, meaning the owners, gave them enough hassles over the years they wanted to finally quit hearing about it. It was not done by their own devotion to their customers.